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Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor?



On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 05:23:00PM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> Why is mc using nano when vim.tiny is set as my editor upon
> update-alternatives --config editor?, and, of course, mc is set to NOT use
> mcedit, its internal editor

What does "echo $EDITOR" say in your shell?

The update-alternatives setting is only used when EDITOR is not set.

> tony

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Adrian

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